Ramallah vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$434	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	87
😀 Quality of life	51	92
🏙️ Population	39K	1.01M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5524th and 8th ($996 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the Palestine and the United States, respectively. Check the Palestine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 6159th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs San Jose, United States

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	Ramallah	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$25839

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1930
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968